This book is the diary of Claire Bullimore. A person who was diagnosed at the age of 25 with a life threatening Intraventricular meningioma, in other words a brain tumour the size of a... More > grapefruit!
It is not always easy for a person from the outside to see what is really happening to someone affected by a traumatic experience such as this. The book shows the true emotion of a person dealing with the hardships of a brain tumour, surgery, recovery and then the scars inside and out. Written as a series of diary entries you will feel like you are there going through the journey. There is love, friendship and courage - you will cry, laugh, find things you didn’t know before. This book can help families and friends or other outsiders to see what a brain tumour survivor really wants you to know.
If you have been affected by a brain tumour go to Claire's website: www.auntymbraintumours.co.uk< Less

WARNING ! This book will change your life !
Diane's story is a tribute to the human spirit in the face of adversity. Her remarkable journey grips you from the first page to the last, as she faces... More > the knowledge of a large brain tumour and the truths about herself.
Brain Storm is a testament, a poetic story of the courage and indomitable spirit of a woman who recovers amazingly from brain surgery, faces her demons and changes her life.< Less

WARNING ! This book will change your life ! Diane's story is a tribute to the human spirit in the face of adversity. Her remarkable journey grips you from the first page to the last, as she faces... More > the knowledge of a large brain tumour and the truths about herself. Brain Storm is a testament, a poetic story of the courage and indomitable spirit of a woman who recovers amazingly from brain surgery, faces her demons and changes her life.< Less

A short introduction, in child-friendly language, to what tumours are and how they can be treated by surgery, chemotherapy or radio- therapy. Equally applicable to tumours caused by cancer or by... More > other conditions.< Less

Using my own experiences I have written this book to help children understand what is going to happen to their mummy if diagnosed with a brain tumour. Whilst waiting in hopsital waiting rooms for my... More > own treatment, I found lots of literature to help adults, but nothing to explain to children what was happening. I hope I have achieved this with my book and that it helps other families.< Less

This is evidence of valid reasons for hope in the Brain Tumour world. It is not a novel or an autobiography but a daily log of meetings/treatments set against the usual background of dire... More > projections of my longevity. First published in 2008 as "Survive and Thrive my encounter with cancer", the second edition added the suffix (cont..)" to the title. The title of the first edition represented the objective.Now 99 months post op for a Grade 4 Glioblastama Multiforme, it would be fair to say that I am Surviving and my family is Thriving, hence a change in the tense of the title. The original comments of the earlier publications are reproduced here, thereby preserving the integrity of a diary.
Much has improved since those dark days of 2005, so keep believing in yourself and join me.< Less

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